[MIham] Evening Planets

[Frank]

Space Weather News for Feb. 5, 2007
http://spaceweather.com

EVENING PLANETS:  When the sun sets tonight, go outside and look west.
You'll see two planets beaming through the glow of sunset: Venus and
Mercury. This is a great week to see the two planets together. Mercury
reaches its maximum elongation (apparent distance) from the sun on
Wednesday, Feb. 7th, making it unusually easy to see and a charming
companion for always-bright Venus.

COMET MCNAUGHT UPDATE:  Now that the full moon is out of the way, observers
in the southern hemisphere are seeing Comet McNaught again.  It is barely
visible to the unaided eye, but an easy target for binoculars.
Off-the-shelf digital cameras and 30+ second exposures continue to produce
beautiful images.

News flash: A team of professional astronomers using the ESO's New
Technology Telescope in Chile report "strong spiral jets" emerging from the
comet's nucleus.

Visit http://spaceweather.com for updates, photos and sky maps.

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